to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
temporary sewing; basting
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
favorite; favourite; habitually used
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
instead; but (on the other hand)
draw (in competition); tie game
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
every other day; every second day
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to shade an account; to add something extra
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to understand from experience
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to grow taller (of people)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
number of times; frequency; count
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to rule; to govern; to administer
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)